Is there a deeper strategy underlying President Trump’s actions?Dan is joined by historian, Free Press columnist, CBS contributor, and Senior Fellow at Hoover Institution Sir Niall Ferguson to connect the dots on how President Trump is using leverage, unpredictability, and selective force across Iran, Venezuela, Europe, and beyond. They discuss why a counter revolution in Iran has little chance without foreign intervention, what “regime alteration” means, whether we're still living through Cold War II, and why Europe keeps taking the bait.In this episode…- Iran strike timing, targets, and endgame- “Regime alteration” vs. regime change- Why Iran’s protests failed and fear works- Turkey’s mediation and Erdoğan’s ambitions- Saudi pressure and regional deterrence logic- Cold War II and the authoritarian axis- Davos, Europe’s weakness, and the Greenland distraction- MAGA tensions, Israel, deterrence, and TaiwanThis episode was sponsored by United Hatzalah. Donate today at <a href="https://israelrescue.org/CallMeBack">IsraelRescue.org/CallMeBack</a>. Add this number to your phone right now if you live in Israel – 1221, and for those visiting it’s 972-2-5-383838.From the episode:- Niall Ferguson’s essay in the Free Press, <a href="https://www.thefp.com/p/niall-ferguson-the-myth-of-revolution-in-iran">“The Myth of Revolution in Iran”</a>More Ark Media:<ul><li>Want to join Ark Media? <a href="https://arkmedia.org/careers/">Check out our careers page for new openings</a>.</li><li>Subscribe to <a href="https://inside.arkmedia.org/?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=inside">Inside Call me Back</a></li><li>Listen to <a href="https://lnk.to/rfGlrA">For Heaven's Sake</a></li><li>Listen to <a href="https://lnk.to/rbGlvM">What’s Your Number?</a></li><li>Watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcast">Call me Back on YouTube</a></li><li>Newsletters | <a href="https://mailchi.mp/arkmedia/subscribe-to-our-newsletter">Ark Media</a> | <a href="https://arkmedia.org/amitsegal/">Amit Segal</a> | <a href="https://nadave.substack.com/">Nadav Eyal</a></li><li>Instagram | <a href="https://instagram.com/arkmediaorg">Ark Media</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dansenor">Dan</a></li><li>X | <a href="https://x.com/dansenor">Dan</a></li><li>Dan Senor & Saul Singer’s book, <a href="https://tinyurl.com/bdeyjsdn">The Genius of Israel</a></li><li><a href="https://arkmedia.org/get-in-touch/">Get in touch</a></li></ul>Credits: Ilan Benatar, Adaam James Levin-Areddy, Brittany Cohen, Martin Huergo, Mariangeles Burgos, and Patricio Spadavecchia, Yuval Semo

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